A Thousand Words vs Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.1/10 for A Thousand Words). A Thousand Words is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 34m. A Thousand Words is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Thousand Words
Ride Your Wave| A Thousand Words | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Brian Robbins | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Kerry Washington, Eddie Murphy, Allison Janney, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
A Thousand Words
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed…
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
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